Ash tray and similar receptacle



S. W. FARBER.

ASH TRAY AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLE. v

APPLicAUoN FILED Ausl, 1920.

l A245 Sjt Patented Aug. 1, 1922 A TTORNEYS.

SIMON W. FARBER@ OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ASH TRAY AND SIMILAR RECBPllACLIE.4

Specification of Letters Patent. Patenttdl lllg. ll, 4.922..

Application led August 7, 1920. Serial No. 401,904. A'

T o all whom t may cof/wem Be it known that I, SIMON-NV. F ARBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ash Trays and Similar Receptacles, of which the following isa specification.

This invention` relates to ash trays and similar receptacles for smokers use, comprising any ash receptacle in combination with cigar and match holding devices. n

The particular object of this invention is the provision of an ash tray which cannot be easily knocked over and which is attachable to the arm of a chair, the top of a table or similar parts of furniture, so that it does not interfere with the free use ofthe table or chair to which it is attached. l

A further object of the invention is'the provision of an ash tray which can be used with or without the attaching means lbefore r mentioned.

In the drawings, Figure ll represents a side elevation of the complete ash tray restlng on a table without the employment of the special attaching means with which it is provided.

Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the ash tray attached to the side of a table with the attaching means in a gripping position.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the ash tray.

Figure 4 is a sectional view as illustrated in Figure '2.

Figure 5 is a plan view showing one half of the clip or attaching means employed in this device. 1

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.

a is the ash receptacle itself on which is of the device permanently fastened one or more cigar orcigarette holders b and a holder for safety matches c.

Riveted to the base of a is an approximate] i fiat rectangular sheet of metal d having one end thereof upturned as illustrated at e. d is fastened to the base of the receptacle a by the rivets f as shown in Figure 4.

Another approximately rectangular sheet of metal of the same size as d and cooperating therewith, appears as the base of the ash tray and is marked e in the drawings. rllhe sheet of n `tal e has an angular indentation at the point it with a curved gripping portion shown as lc and terminating in the small loop Z. The members e and Z cooperate wlth each other in ,the following manner: Ears m and n respectively are struck from plates d and e and bent into the position shown in the drawings. These ears are perforated near their ends so as to receive the pintle o on which is positioned the spring p which is wound around the pintle o and terminates in the loop g as shown -iu F lgure 5. The members d and e in cooperation with the ears m and n, the pintle o and the spring p form a clip, the-base of which in the normal closed position makes a satis-y adjusted on the arm of a chair, the top of a i table or any other convenient means, whence the ash tray is not readily dislodged.

It should be particularly noted that the member e', although functioning as the gripping member of the clip, has an approxi mately fiat contour and of such substantial area so that it will rest in a stable position wherever put, without being readily knocked over. It should also be noted that the plates d and e can be cut tem metal sheets of the same size. Y'

The cigar holder b and the ash holder c are so arranged around the periphery of' the ash tray, that the center of gravity of the ash tray is approximately near the central axis ofthe receptacle a so that the larger the amount of ashes or other material put into the receptacle a, the greater its stability and it cannot be readily overturned in eithei` the clamped or unclamped position.

I `am aware that hitherto ash trays have been constructed adapted to be attachable to chairs, etc., but these devices have the demerit of not being useful except when in a clamping position and have the further defect of being readily overturned.

a What I claim is llt@ l. An article of manufacture comprising.

3. In an ash tray, the eombination of av receptaclefor the ashes and a spring clip joined to thev bottom of said receptacle near the center thereof, said spring clip being y formed of equal and rectangular members,

the bottom portion of said Clip being of substantial area 'relative to they receptacle to provide a stable support when-resting on a supporting surface adapted to act as the stand for said ashtray when the clip is in a closed position and as the gripping means when the clip is in an open position, the movable member of the clip when elosed engaging the upper part and the base being horizontal with the base of the tray.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

VSIMON W. FARBER. 

